
Chief executive Robert Renneisen dismissed the dispute as "the rebellion of the beauty queens" - before resigning and suing the company.

Her parents recently accused the pageant organisers of treating her badly. Only the current Miss America, Katie Harman, saw a silver lining, saying the conflict "prepares these young women for the job ". She obtained an order preventing their distribution. Ms Revels has said that the photographs were taken while she was changing clothes. A judge gave her her title back, but the Miss America pageant continued to recognise Ms Clymer.Ī second judge ruled that both women should be recognised while the issue is investigated. A runner-up, Misty Clymer, was appointed in her place, but Ms Revels went to court, claiming she had been pressured into resigning.
